Philately will get you everywhere

The US and French postal services have joined forces in order to pay tribute to the music legends Edith Piaf and Miles Davis.

The United States Postal Service and La Poste of France have released joint commemorative stamps to honour the careers of the two accomplished musicians. It is only the second time the two countries have released postage stamps together, with the set to be used on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Vive la reine!

 ... or why the republican French love Liz...

the BBC's David Chazan investigates

(view of a French ship which took part in the jubilee pageant)

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Le rosbif...

For centuries, the French have derided English cuisine - now a celebrity Paris butcher is promoting British beef!

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A May Day French Anthem

Serge Gainsbourg's reggae version of the Marseillaise infuriated France's far right when it was released. Especially for Marine LePen - here it is again!

The Donzy weathervane

The French village that predicts results of presidential elections...

 

Ahead of the official count, BBC correspondent Christian Fraser travelled to the village of Donzy in Burgundy, which has a remarkable record in predicting the final results.

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Je dis, je dis, je dis...

French presidential hopeful Francois Hollande has been described as an unlikely comedian

 

When Francois Hollande decided to run in this year's presidential race he made two promises. The first was to lose weight. The second was to give up cracking jokes.

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Ear protectors

...from our favourite ex-pat cartoonist Perry Taylor

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